Growth and survival of neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) chicks in relation to hatching order and brood size

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-98

  Kalmbach, Ellen ^a,b   Becker, Peter H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chick provisioning; Egg size; Feeding frequency; Hatching asynchrony; Olivaceous cormorant

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; FOOD PROVISIONING; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING DATE; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

GALLUS GALLUS; PHALACROCORAX BRASILIANUS;

EID: 17644374163     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-004-0061-6     Document Type: Article

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